Katwyk Dunes

1894, printed 1895/1896

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image shows a sandy landscape with a few rustic houses near sand dunes. The horizon is positioned near the top third of the image where the rooftops and chimneys of the houses are visible. In the foreground, sand dunes covered in grass are depicted, with a woman in a long dress and headscarf walking on a path on top of a dune. The scene is in sepia tones, ranging from light cream to deep browns, giving it a vintage look. The texture of the grass and the grainy appearance further contribute to the old photograph aesthetic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 7 × 14.6 cm (2 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
    page size: 34.8 × 27.3 cm (13 11/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.3.198

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    79A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    215

Associated Artworks

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This is a photograph of two oxen yoked together in a field. The image depicts two oxen standing side by side in a field with a dirt-covered ground. The oxen are fitted with harnesses and a yoke. The background shows a distant horizon. The photo is in a grainy sepia tone.

An Idyll

Alfred Stieglitz

1887

The image shows a body of water with mountains in the distance. The point of view is elevated, capturing the shoreline and the water. A person leans towards a cow, holding its halter by the rocky shore. The horizon is high in the image, with the mountains forming a dark outline against the sky. The mountains appear as a soft silhouette due to the diffuse lighting. The image has a grainy and vintage texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray and sepia. A small boat with figures is on the water, and a larger vessel is docked to the right.

The Unwilling Bath

Alfred Stieglitz

1887

This is an image of a blacksmith workshop. It shows a scene in front of a rustic building with textured stonework and arched doorways. There is a blacksmith’s anvil in the center, along with tools and a vice on a wooden bench. The entrance has an intricately carved arch. To the right, there’s a cart wheel, and sunlight casts shadows across the cobblestone. The setting conveys a sense of historical craftsmanship and rural life, with deep contrast and details in the photograph bringing out the texture of the building and ground.

Before the Smithy's

Alfred Stieglitz

1890

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Alfred Stieglitz: Known and Unknown, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 2–September 2, 2002; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 6, 2002–January 5, 2003

Bibliography

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 215.

Inscriptions

by Alfred Stieglitz, on interleaving tissue, upper right, in graphite: “Katwyk Dunes.” / 1894.

Wikidata ID

Q64037728

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Remarks

For Stieglitz’s description of Katwijk, see Key Set number 206.

Lifetime Exhibitions

A print from the same negative—perhaps a photograph from the Gallery’s collection—appeared in the following exhibition(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

1898, Philadelphia (no. 196, as Katwyk Dunes)
1898, London, R.P.S. (no. 61, as Katwyk Dunes)
1898, New York, National Academy of Design (no. 263, as Katwyk Dunes, second prize in “Landscapes, Seascapes and Marine Subjects”)
1899, New York, Camera Club (no. 27, as Katwyk Dunes, 1894–1898, carbon enlargement)

Lifetime Publications

A reproduction of this work appeared in the following publication(s) during Alfred Stieglitz’s lifetime:

Photographisches Centralblatt 4 (December 1898): between 445 and 447 (ill., Katwyk, image reversed)

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